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Probably because BTC are (sometimes) used in illegal transactions. It's an easy jump to assume that BTC are anonymous if the person doesn't fully understand the way the currency works.

My question is this: When hackers steal 400k BTC how do they get that money out of the 'bank'?



The last major theft resulted in the money being parked into some accounts as if the thieves need some time for this to either cool down, avoiding closer scrutiny, or to come up with a strategy to launder it.

Those funds are obviously hot at the moment to anyone who can navigate the transaction graph.


Thanks for the info, you confirmed my suspicions. I wonder what they'll come up with, it's an interesting problem.




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